It's been a couple of weeks since I last published the Leaders & Laggards series, so let's take our first post-All-Star Break look at our favorite lucky and unlucky pitchers. With the season about 64% complete, one would expect these lists to start stabilizing, the lucky guys regressing closer to   more...
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With Joba's arm in the news today, it's a good time to take a look at how far we've come when it comes to protecting young arms. Using Pitcher Abuse Points, the Roster Doctor takes a look at 1998's most abused young pitchers and compares that list to today's highly-used young men. Should you worry   more...
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Spurred by the return of Francisco Liriano to the rotation, the surprising Twins pushed into first-place in the AL Central over the weekend. A lineup filled with no-names and a young pitching staff has kept the quintessential small market team in contention. Manny Ramirez and Jason Bay have taken   more...
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With John Maine now on the disabled list, Pedro Martinez' durability in question and Mike Pelfrey endurance being monitored closely, the New York Mets are presented with the challenge of balancing a fragile starting rotation against an inconsistent bullpen. This week, the Mets will have a couple   more...
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I was on a treadmill at the local YMCA when word flashed across the screen of ESPNNEWS a€" Livan Hernandez, my favorite pitcher of all-time was going to don a Twins uniform.A Though I knew Caballo was anything but a suitable replacement for the departed Johan Santana, it was a special moment   more...
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I was on a treadmill at the local YMCA when word flashed across the screen of ESPNNEWS a€" Livan Hernandez, my favorite pitcher of all-time was going to don a Twins uniform.A Though I knew Caballo was anything but a suitable replacement for the departed Johan Santana, it was a special moment   more...
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As you've noticed over the last 10 days, our site has turned into a mini-Olympics parlor. We certainly don't view ourselves as huge Olympics fans, but we've enjoyed our share of programming. We've concluded it's partly due to the summer games coming at the perfect   more...
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Francisco Liriano has finally been recalled to the Twins.
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-Several teams are expected to be scouting RHP Freddy Garcia today during a workout in Florida as he tries to come back from shoulder surgery. The NY Post reports the Mets will be among those teams as they search for pitching help.-With pitcher Livan Hernandez clearing waivers today,any team that   more...
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Livan Hernandez will know Tuesday (today) whether he has cleared waivers and will become a free agent.Buster Olney at ESPN.com reports if Hernandez goes on the open market, the New York Mets and Colorado Rockies will be top contenders for his services.
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The Beijing Olympics are obviously not new to controversy, but this wrinkle is by far the most humorous. China had promised that there would be no Internet censorship during the Games, but you can already throw that out the window. Via MDS at Fanhouse....Journalists in China to cover the Olympics   more...
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With names like Mark Teixeira, Jermaine Dye, Troy Glaus, and Dontrelle Willis the MLB trade rumor central is a one stop shop to boredville. Teams are looking for the backend guy, or the off the bench, ummmm boring. But, here is a list of those players and the teams that are interested in them.
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Final NumbersThe Good: 2 starts, 6 hits, 5 earned runs, 10 strikeoutsThe Bad: 8 inningsThe Ugly: 178 pitches (in 8 freaking innings), 93 strikes,A 11 walksMemories of Valerio De La SantosClint HurdleWe liked Valerio. We like how he spins the ball. We thought his erratic control was a good fit for   more...
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-It appears the Rockies have been awarded waiver claims to veteran pitcher Livan Hernandez.-According to the New York Post, Joba Chamberlain is scheduled to have his shoulder evaluated by Dr. James Andrews. This is very bad news for Yankees fans as it likely indicates a serious injury or   more...
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Only a few days after the Minnesota Twins were seemingly discovered to be conspiring to limit Francisco Liriano’s service time, SSNN got a hold of an internal memo that outlined the ten potential defenses that the Twins could use when they are taken to task by the players’ union in the   more...
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